The Water Cycle




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The Water Cycle
Water molecules from water sources get heated by the sun and turn into vapor that goes up into the air, this is called evaporation. These water molecules form into clouds. When the air and the water cool, they become water drops that fall to the earth as rain. If the drops are frozen, they are snow, hail or sleet. This is condensation. The moisture was changed into liquid. Once the water reaches the ground, it runs off the land until it reaches water sources. This is surface water. It can also sink into the ground and flow with gravity through gaps in the ground until it reaches these bodies of water, too.(Infiltration) After that, it all happens again.
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water cycle image ctrl zoom for closer look
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water cycle stages
These were all pictures of water cycle stages.